Charades World

We believe that the real fun is when we meet up with friends face to face.

Therefore, even though charades are online, here you will not play online :)

Charades World is a words generator and a timer, thanks to which no other props will be needed to play.

Well, except maybe a piece of paper and something to write with (if you decide to guess the words through drawing).

Great party game!

Charades are great fun for all kinds of parties: birthdays, halloween, christmas, easter, baby shower and many more!

Use your smartphone or tablet.

Charades World also works on mobile devices: smartphones and tablets (iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows), so you don’t need to have a computer at the place where you play. Play, meet up with friends. At the end of the day, once in a while you need to get away from the computer. :)

Charades

Number of players:

from a few to several dozen people

Age recommendation:

7+

Preparation time:

none, in some games it is important to come up with a phrases ideas prior to the game

Playing time:

an average of 2-3 minutes to guess one phrase

Elements of the strategy:

Negligible, some teams work out a system of gestures or symbols that are intended to help in guessing, there is the possibility of showing the individual words, or (in the case of titles of books, movies, etc.) around the phrase by showing the content of the work.

Required skills:

ability to communicate through gestures and drawings; erudition and literacy (in the case of titles, proverbs, quotes, etc).

The rules of the game

Charades is a team game. The main element of the game is guessing the phrases or words. In each round every team guesses a word or phrases, presented by one of the team members. For that reason, it is often required that each squad has at least three contributors. In various stages, the riddles are presented through gestures (pantomime) or drawings (pictionary). Both during the presentation and drawing, the use of words or making any sounds that can help to guess the phrase are not allowed.

During drawing it is not permitted to make any gestures or write words; while acting out the phrase, you cannot point at people / places near you. Many charades organisers don’t allow the use of own clothing in order to show the colours.

Add new ideas

In the database there are currently around 1000 ideas for the game of charades in categories: Idioms, Movies, Professions, Objects and others. We realise that the number of unique phrases in the charades is a key issue. We would be glad if you helped us build a database of exciting charades ideas. If you have an idea for an interesting riddle, you can add it here.